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S 127 105th Congress Senate

Employee Educational Assistance Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 5, 1997 See on congress.gov
Taxation EducationEmployee benefit plansFringe benefitsGraduate education
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Higher educationIncome taxLabor and EmploymentPersonal income taxStudent aidTax exclusion
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 1997
Committee on Finance. Hearings held.
Jan 21, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 21, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S510-512)
Jan 21, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 16, 1997

Committee on Finance. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employee Educational Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permanently extend the exclusion from gross income of employer-provided educational assistance; and (2) restore the exclusion for such assistance on the graduate level.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 5, 1997
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 21, 1997
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 21, 1997
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 21, 1997
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 21, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 127: Employee Educational Assistance Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-127/
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"S. 127: Employee Educational Assistance Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-127/.
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